Oregon Emergency Management Association
2009 Joint Conference with Washington State Emergency Management Association

Below is a list of the WSEMA-OEMA 2009 Joint Emergency Management Conference presentations for which we received presentation files. All files are in Microsoft PowerPoint except one, which is provided as a PDF. Our thanks again to the superb instructors who shared their knowledge with us!

Tuesday, Sept. 15
Presentation Title Presenter Files
Keynote: Dealing with Stress in Responding to Crisis Chief Ron Louie (Ret.) Dealing with Stress in Responding to Crisis
Earthquake Resilience of Lifeline Infrastructure & Facing Catastrophe Together: Exploring Pacific Northwest Collaboration Yumei Wang, DOGAMI

Diane Bonne, Puget Sound Regional Preparedness

Matt Morrison, PNWER
Earthquake Resilience of Lifeline Infrastructure - Wang

PNWER Center for Regional Disaster Resilience - Morrison

Shared Vulnerabilities and Collaborative Planning in the Pacific Northwest - Bonne
Public/Private Partnerships in Oregon and Washington Wendy Freitag, WA State Emergency Mgmt.

Diane Schurr, Pierce County Emergency Mgmt.

Marilyn Nikolas, OR Continuity Planners Mgmt.
Communicating with the Private Sector - Freitag

The Role of Business in Emergency Operations - Schurr

OR Public - Private Sector Program Update, Sept '09 - Nikolas


Wednesday, Sept. 16
Presentation Title Presenter Files
National Framework and December 2008 NIMS Update Matthew Bernard, FEMA Region 10 NRF-NIMS Updates 2009
Tips for 1st Responders Evacuating People with Disabilities Jerry Ryan, PhD., Oregon Office of Disability and Health Tips for 1st Responders
Oregon's Virtual Joint Information Center Christie Holmgren, Oregon Public Health Division Oregon's Virtual .Joint Information Center
Special Events Planning - 2010 Winter Olympics Nancy Bickford, Washington Military Department For more information contact Nancy A. Bickford
Washington Military Dept
nancy.bickford@mil.wa.gov
253-512-7712 or 253-255-8620
"Run for the Hills!"; An Evacuation Tool for all Jurisdictions Shadric Burcham, King County Emergency Mgmt. Run for the Hills!
Social Media: From Definition to Deployment Cheryl Bledsoe, Clark Regional Emergency Services Web 2.0 & Social Media: From Definition to Deployment
Flood Fight Design, Planning and Methods Overview Les Miller, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District. Flood Fight Design, Planning & Methods
Who Depends on You? A Public Education Campaign Mary Schoenfeldt, Everett Office of Emergency Mgmt.

Timothy Doyle, King County Emergency Mgmt.
Who Depends On You? A Public Education ...no, no wait... a Motivation Campaign


Thursday, Sept. 17
Presentation Title Presenter Files
Global Climate Change/NWS Winter Outlook & New Products Update Phil Mote, Oregon Climate Change Research Inst.

Ted Buehner, National Weather Service, Seattle

Tyree Wilde, National Weather Service, Portland

Andy Bryant, National Weather Service, Portland
What's New this Winter

Case Study of .Flood Warning Services: Cowlitz River at Castle Rock, Washington - Bryant
Oregon and Washington's H1N1 Response and How Public Health Incidents Evolve to Incorporate Emergency Mgmt. Randy Shaw, Oregon Public Health Division

Ken Back, Washington State Dept. of Health

Cindy Gleason, Washington State Dept. of Health
Public Health Division H1N1 Pandemic Response and Planning - Shaw

Pandemic H1N1 in Oregon

Washington's 2009 H1N1 Response - Back and Gleason
1001 Uses of Velcro and Duct Tape Keith Berkery, Portland Office of Emergency Mgmt. 1001 Uses of Duct Tape and Velcro